Globalfoundries promises stability for Dresden locationNews & Analysis 3/31/2009 Post a commentGlobalfoundries has promised to continue its commitment for its Dresden manufacturing location as well as for the existing R&D network in that region. In a presentation for the press, Globalfoundries CEO Doug Grose rolled out a roadmap for the company's planned activities.

NXP bond-swap reduces debt by $465 millionNews & Analysis 3/31/2009 Post a commentDutch chip vendor NXP BV has completed a debt swap under which it will retire secured and unsecured debt for higher yielding, shorter-term, higher priority bonds. As a result NXP has reduced its debt by about $465 million and its annual interest burden by $30 million, the company said.

Video: Cisco shows server at Xeon launchNews & Analysis 3/31/2009 Post a commentBig data centers are preparing for a shift to 10 Gbit/s Ethernet and some are interested in GPU processing once standards emerge, said a panel of data center managers who are testing Intel's just announced Xeon 5500 processors.

Albany NanoTech Complex expandedNews & Analysis 3/30/2009 Post a commentA $150 million expansion at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering's Albany NanoTech Complex will create $1 billion in new investments and 600 high-tech jobs by 2013, according to a statement released by New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Chip market free-fall stablized in February, says analystNews & Analysis 3/30/2009 Post a commentThe three-month moving average of global chip sales is expected to come in at $14.2 billion, down from the $15.1 billion achieved in January, according to Carnegie Group. This would down by 30 percent year-on-year and similar to the 30 percent fall shown in January.

Magma CEO upbeat on new products, analog pushNews & Analysis 3/27/2009 Post a commentDespite challenging times for his company and the industry as a whole, Magma Design Automation Chairman and CEO Rajeev Madhavan was upbeat about new products and his company's inroads in analog EDA during an interview with EE Times this week.

Analyst: Nokia could cut $5B in outsourcingNews & Analysis 3/27/2009 Post a commentIn a reverse-outsourcing move, Nokia will stop using external companies to assemble its handsets, cutting a whopping $5 billion in contract manufacturing business, according to an analyst from market watcher iSuppli Corp.

Is DDR3 transition delayed?News & Analysis 3/27/2009 Post a commentIs the transition to DDR3 delayed--again? If so, that could be a blow for DRAM makers, which are looking for relief amid the memory downturn.

PC slide slows as Intel eyes embeddedNews & Analysis 3/27/2009 Post a commentIt's not a recovery, but the PC market's slide seems to be slowing according to one financial analyst firm while Intel is positioning itself for growth in embedded markets beyond the PC, said an analyst at the firm.

Action urged to help Europe's semis sectorNews & Analysis 3/27/2009 Post a commentEuropean governments and public authorities need to take coordinated, strong and urgent action to ensure the continent can remain competitive in the semiconductor and nanotechnologies sectors, Dirk Beernaert of the European Commission's Nanoelectronics division warned Friday (March 27).

SolarWorld to get big slice of Obama boomNews & Analysis 3/27/2009 Post a commentGerman renewable energy giant SolarWorld could come out of the industry's crisis stronger than it was before, outshining its peers, as it becomes one of the big inners of the "Obama boom" in the United States.